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It was not a beautiful morning. The sky was
cloudy and glum, as if even the gods had come to know what she was going
through. The night had passed by without a blink of sleep, and now she was too
tired to even move her eyelids. She felt a soft touch on her forehead, as if
trying to induce peace in her broken heart, but she was scared. She knew that
touch; she knew that love that was pouring through. With a jolt, she opened her
eyes, and stared at the face that was looking over her. He looked hurt, he
looked pale. He seemed as if he had committed the biggest sin of his life. He
waited for her to speak, but she didn't. She just stared at him, as he helped
her to sit up.

"I am sorry, Nupur" he uttered with difficulty,
his eyes were not looking at her.

She still stared at him, it felt like her voice
was betraying her, but she needed to speak. She had questions, questions that
were running in her mind all night, questions she wanted to scream out to the
person who was sitting in front of her. "Main kaun hoon??" she paused to look
at his hurt face, "kaun hoon main papa??"

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He knew something was terribly wrong. He knew
it last night, and he knew it today when his father-in-law arrived at 7 in the
morning. Shashibhushan's every word seemed to pierce thousand needles in his
heart, as he stood behind the curtain. Till now he had thought that Payal's
rejection was heartbreaking, but today, his heart ached for the pain Nupur was
going through. For a moment, he wanted to run there and hug her, so that all
her pain would seep into him, but his feet betrayed.

"Galat kaha aapne Shashi-ji" he was startled on
being interrupted by Shilpa Sharma who had just entered the room. He looked at
her confused, while Nupur downcasted her eyes. "Nupur aapki beti thi" Shilpa
carefully placed herself beside Nupur and placed a hand on her head, showering
nothing but love "par ab wo meri beti hai..." Nupur closed her eyes letting a
fresh gush of tears fall as Shilpa completed her sentence "...sirf meri." Nupur
hugged her and hid herself within her in a failed attempt to stop her tears.
Shilpa stroked her hairs like a mother, as Shashibhushan looked upon. Perhaps
for the first time since last week, he felt content that he got Nupur married
with Mayank, because the love he saw in Shilpa's eyes, was genuine.

Unknown to the three people inside, a shadow
smiled from behind the curtains as he vowed to himself to give his wife all the
happiness she deserved.

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"Maa!! yeh bahut galat baat hai!!!" Mayank entered
the room nodding his head, much to the surprise of the three people inside.
Nupur hurriedly tried to wipe her tears, while Shilpa looked at her son amused,
"kya galat baat hai?"

"Main dekh raha hoon, jabse aapko aapki beti mili
hai, aap apne bete ko bhool gayi hai." He stood in front of the bed with a mock
frown plastered on his face. Shashibhushan looked at his son-in-law at the same
time being surprised and shocked, while Shilpa burst into giggles. "Dekha tumne??"
She turned to Nupur, "tumhara pati kaisa jalkukra hai??" She couldn't resist
but smile, specially when she saw Mayank's face. Did I tell you how adorable he looks with that frown??Mayank
sighed in relief seeing the smile on her face, but quickly changed his
expression "tum bhi hans rahi ho, yah ape kisiki meri parwa hi nahi hai" he
nodded his head making Shilpa giggle more than before. Then he turned to
Shashibhushan "Papa, dekhiye toh!! Kitni naa-insaafi hai?? Aap toh mera saath
denge naa??" Shashi nodded in amusement, "toh chaliye breakfast karte hai."
Mayank smiled at him, and then turned to Nupur who was still clinging to Shilpa
"aur tum!!" he bent a little and neared her "jaldi tayyar hoke neeche aao,
warna saare pohe main khud kha jaaonga, tumhe kuch nahi milega" he flicked his
index finger on her nose and raised his brows "samjhi!!" She looked bewildered
for a while, while he laughed and drew back. "Chaliye papa," he almost dragged
Shashi out of the room.

Tears welled up again in her eyes, but were wiped away
by Shilpa before they could fall. She again smiled at her and patted her cheeks
"ab mat rona... aur jaldi se tayyar ho jaao, warna tumhara pagal pati pata nahi
kya karega... shayad sachmein saare pohe khaa jaaye" She giggled listening to the
serious tone in Shilpa's voice. For the first time, the smile reflected in her
eyes. She got down of the bed and moved towards the washroom, while Shilpa made
way downstairs. On her way, she peeped out of the window. The clouds were
moving away now, making way for a bright sunshine to come.

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